People in small communities where a large factory is the main employer become attached to those businesses. That's definitely true of the community of Gadsden, Ala.

We are all eagerly anticipating the restart of the U.S. economy, yet I suspect it is going to be much more complicated.

At some point, manufacturing will have to get back to work and establish a new normal. Bringing factories and other operations back online requires careful planning. That includes knowing exactly what to do if there's a COVID-19 outbreak at your facility.

This is a time like no other before it, not only in the rubber industry, but in all business sectors around the world. And, while this global outbreak marches on, people and businesses are doing what they can to help.

It didn't take long for anyone to learn that Bill was a true original. He held strong opinions and wasn't afraid to share them.

On May 30, 1977, Miles Moore walked into the offices of Rubber & Plastics News for the first time. Forty-three years later, he closes a chapter on a long and successful career with Crain Communications.

Were it not for the deadly coronavirus pandemic saturating news coverage these days, the great oil price war of 2020 would be the big story.

The auto industry is rightfully proud of its role in World War II—and even in the wake of 9/11. But this is a different kind of battle against a different kind of enemy.

I don't know how your last few weeks have gone, but if they were anything like mine—and I'm guessing that's a good bet—they flashed by in a hurry.